Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen (L, front) welcomes a new member of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) during the PPM's fifth anniversary celebration in Male, Maldives, Nov. 5, 2016. Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has called for discussions to resolve internal conflicts of the ruling PPM. (Xinhua/Yang Meiju)
MALE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has called for discussions to resolve internal conflicts of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM).
Yameen made the call at PPM's fifth anniversary celebration function "Aslu." He said the most important thing for the PPM is to work together to serve the people.
The internal conflicts of the PPM appeared during the Eid al-Adha this year and the party's council has made great efforts to try to solve the problems, according to Yameen.
At the function, Yameen repeatedly asked former President Maumoon to join him again in uniting the party and supporting the government.
Maumoon withdrew his support several months ago due to what he called corruption and foreign influence in the country.
Some members of the PPM parliamentary group have also withdrawn their support for the government following the former president's move and decided to work as a separate parliamentary group.
About 12,000 people participated in the function to express their support to the PPM.
